Apple returns the blood oxygen feature before launching Apple Watch Series 11

Apple is preparing to reveal Apple Watch 11 series Next month alongside iPhone 17But it has an early treatment for some current Apple Watch owners in the United States today.

Thursday represents a surprise re -introducing the Apple Watch Blood Oxygen feature, which was redesigned for some Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. The feature will be available by updating the program that is now released.

If you have one of these models and you are not able to reach the feature, you will need to make sure to update the iPhone associated with iOS 18.6.1 and that Apple Watch is currently working on Watchos 11.6.1. The updates will operate the collected sensor data from Apply oxygen in the blood On your Apple Watch to be measured and calculated on your iPhone. The results can be found in the respiratory system in the health application.

The company pointed to the enabled the update through a modern American customs rule In a blog post.

Apples have already been forced to disable oxygen monitoring in models that are shipped after January 2024. This was due to Import It was ignited by the patent dispute between Apple and a company called Masimo. By converting and calculating the blood oxygen levels from the Apple watch to the iPhone, the Apple managed to circumvent the ban.

Apple said: “Apple teams are tirelessly working to create products and services that enable users to health and safety features that are based on science and have privacy in its essence.”